Warwickshire Police Southam Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) Southam.snt@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk May 2015 About your team Safer Neighbourhood Teams work with local people and partners to identify, tackle and solve issues that matter to the community where you live. Making neighbourhoods safer by cutting day to day crime and anti-social behaviour is at the heart of keeping people in Warwickshire safe. Thanks to an investment in mobile tablet style computers, these will enable officers to spend more time on patrol on the street and in neighbourhoods. Officers will continue to come to people when they need them and provide a high quality service however you contact us - in person (on the street, at community bases and at community forums), on the phone or online. Get in touch 101 to talk to your local SNT or report a crime southam.snt @warwickshire.pnn.police.uk www.warwickshire.police.uk @SouthamCops Only call 999 in an emergency, when a crime is in progress or life is in danger. Your team Where we work Southam SNT is based at Southam Police Station, High Street, Southam. (CV47 0HB) We work around the areas of the Southam, Long Itchington, Fenny Compton, Harbury, Stockton & Napton wards. PCSO Taylor on cycle patrol washer, from a farm on the Fosse Way near Chesterton. Offender/s have returned to the farm and stolen a white Citroen Berlingo van partial vrm OY52 *** an Ifor Williams trailer and a Suzuki quad bike with crop sprayer. Update Incidents Inc 256 – 12/05/15 A handbag was stolen from a secure unattended motor vehicle parked at Ufton Fields nature reserve. Offenders gained entry by breaking the window. Inc 39 – 29/04/15 A KTM Motorcross bike was stolen from a secure garage in Southam. Inc 342 – 03/05/15 A bench and kissing gate were stolen from the grounds of St James Church in Southam. If you have any information regarding the above incidents please contact 101 quoting the incident number. Incidents 68, 205 – 18/05/15 and inc 334 – 17/05/15 relate to a theft of catalytic converter’s stolen from a Ford Galaxy and two Mercedes sprinter vans on Kineton Road Industrial Estate. Incident 125 – 01/05/15 refers to a burglary at the Post office in Bishops Itchington where cigarettes, alcohol and scratch cards were stolen. The offender was apprehended by officers and dealt with by the court. Inc 98 – 22/04/15, three wooden plant pots were stolen from outside a property in Avon Dassett. Be Cyber Smart Inc 201 – 08/05/15 A Gold Range Rover was stolen from a lay-by in Marston Doles on Friday 8th May. This phase of #Be Cyber Smart focuses on phishing, malware, passwords, antivirus and the importance of shredding documents containing personal details. Inc 89 – 08/05/15 a spray paint was used to damage the bridge and storage container in the park in Green End, Long Itchington. More details are available by visiting www.warwickshire.police.uk/becybersmart or www.westmercia.police.uk/becybersmart or see the below for a quick way of remembering some top tips: Inc 102 – 02/05/15 an outbuilding at Bridge Nursery was entered stolen within was weed killer and a number of bags of compost. Inc 222 – 02/05/15 A farm building was broken into in Napton, a blue Alien V4 teenager quad bike was stolen, the handles have blue polka dots, also stolen was a disc cutter, a Stihl disc cutter and a waker plate. Inc 181 – 21/04/15 refers to theft of an electric shepherd energiser fence unit and battery from Bullring Farm Road, Harbury. S Shred documents containing personal details before throwing them away. M Make sure passwords are nonsensical. Use letters, numbers and symbols. A Always use legitimate and up-to-date antivirus software. R Remain vigilant. Think before you input or email your personal details. T Think Phishing. Could that email be from a fraudster trying to get hold of your personal details? Incident’s 68 – 08/05/15 & 95 – 17/05/15 refer to theft of a Nickson Industrial pressure For further information about staying safe online go to www.getsafeonline.org and Incident’s 168 – 02/05/15 & 174 – 06/05/15 refers to a burglary attempt at an empty property in Hambridge Rd Bishops Itchington. -2- www.cyberstreetwise.com Come and meet the team Come and meet the local team · Do you have a burning question for the team? · Are you after some advice? · Perhaps you just want your property marked! Come down to one of our Community Surgeries and talk with a member of the team. We will also be able to provide property marking kits for cycles and personal items such as: mobile phones, laptops and digital cameras. The team also have the new CREE-Mark kit available to visibly mark larger items like tools and mowers. We will be at these locations on the following dates: Napton Post Office Thursday 4th June 2015 4 - 4:30pm Harbury Library (Biblio's Café) Wednesday 10th June 2015 11-11:30am Fenny Compton Methodist Church Coffee Morning Friday 19th June 2015 11-11:30am Southam Library Monday 22nd June 2015 11-11:30am Holy Trinity Church , Long Itchington Thursday 2nd July 2015 11-11:30am